love, lola

Sadly, we lost another member of our pack today: the lovely Lola, who has been with us 11 years, passed away this afternoon. We miss her terribly already; she was an affectionate, lovely dog and the only dog I've ever known who had perfected the balance between "human" characteristics and dog characteristics. She greeted us every single time we came in the door, and she slept by the front door to guard us. She will be great missed. Especially her kisses. Love you, Lola. Miss you.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

If you were in the Long Beach area yesterday and you didn't check out the Bixby Knolls Dragster Expo and Car Show .... bummer for you. It was a fantastic event that I was lucky enough to shoot. I love car guys; love hanging out with car people. And the finale of the night, a dozen or so dragsters all lighting up at once and showing their flames, topped off a great day.

More photos to come, but this is so far one of my favorites of the almost 1200 shots I took.